[HTML][HTML] Transient, nano-scale, liquid-like molecular assemblies coming of age

A Kusumi, TA Tsunoyama, KGN Suzuki… - Current Opinion in Cell …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review examines the dynamic mechanisms underlying cellular signaling,
communication, and adhesion via transient, nano-scale, liquid-like molecular assemblies on …

Location bias: a “hidden variable” in GPCR pharmacology

DS Eiger, C Hicks, J Gardner, U Pham… - Bioessays, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of transmembrane receptors
and primarily signal through two main effector proteins: G proteins and β‐arrestins. Many …

Molecular insights into atypical modes of β-arrestin interaction with seven transmembrane receptors

J Maharana, FK Sano, P Sarma, MK Yadav, L Duan… - Science, 2024 - science.org
β-arrestins (βarrs) are multifunctional proteins involved in signaling and regulation of seven
transmembrane receptors (7TMRs), and their interaction is driven primarily by agonist …

Molecular mechanism of β-arrestin-2 pre-activation by phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate

K Kim, KY Chung - EMBO reports, 2024 - embopress.org
Phosphorylated residues of G protein-coupled receptors bind to the N-domain of arrestin,
resulting in the release of its C-terminus. This induces further allosteric conformational …

[HTML][HTML] From membrane to nucleus: A three-wave hypothesis of cAMP signaling

A Pizzoni, X Zhang, DL Altschuler - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
For many decades, our understanding of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activity and
cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling was limited exclusively to the plasma membrane. However, a …

Molecular insights into intrinsic transducer-coupling bias in the CXCR4-CXCR7 system

P Sarma, CMC Carino, D Seetharama… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Chemokine receptors constitute an important subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs), and they are critically involved in a broad range of immune response …

Functional consequences of spatial, temporal and ligand bias of G protein-coupled receptors

AD Tóth, G Turu, L Hunyady - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2024 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate every aspect of kidney function by mediating
the effects of various endogenous and exogenous substances. A key concept in GPCR …

The path to the G protein‐coupled receptor structural landscape: Major milestones and future directions

MM Kogut‐Günthel, Z Zara, A Nicoli… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a crucial role in cell function by transducing
signals from the extracellular environment to the inside of the cell. They mediate the effects …

Effect of hormone-induced plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate depletion on receptor endocytosis suggests the importance of local regulation in …

DJ Tóth, JT Tóth, A Damouni, L Hunyady, P Várnai - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate (PIP2) has been shown to be critical for the
endocytosis of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). We have previously demonstrated that …

Arrestin‐centred interactions at the membrane and their conformational determinants

O Underwood, RS Haider, J Sanchez… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
More than 30 years after their discovery, arrestins are recognised multiprotein scaffolds that
play essential roles in G protein‐coupled receptor (GPCR) regulation and signalling …